Call for nominations to Saami Council’s Honorary Award
The Saami Council is now inviting the public to send in their nominations for the Saami Council’s Honorary Award. The last Honorary Award was awarded Ole Henrik Magga during the 21st Saami Conference in Tråante – Trondheim in 2017.
Anyone can nominate candidates for the award, and anyone can be nominated. The award is presented to a person, organization, association or institution in honorable recognition of their efforts for the best of the Saami People.
Efforts that:
strengthen the cohesiveness and sense of unity of the Saami people
help to maintain traditions, way of life, way of thinking, language and other immaterial traditions of the Saami
maintain and develop the above mentioned also in relation to today's society
The award will be awarded at the 22. Saami Conference in Gällivarre in October 2021. The deadline for nominations is February 19 2021.
Here are some of the earlier awardees for the Saami Council’s Honorary Award:
1985 Áillohaš - Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
1986 Lars Pirak
1992 Mari Boine
1999 Kola Sámi Association
2008 Susanna Angéus-Kuoljok
Submit your nominations through the form below:
